We watched both Wimbledon finals - yesterday and today. In both matches there was no doubt about who was the best player of the day.

In the women's match, Miss Kvitova played an excellent match and beat Ms. Sharapova badly in straight sets. I thought that she looked like a female Nadal, returning difficult shots with winners, hustling, just playing great tennis. But after today's match, she looked more like a female Djokovic than a Nadal.

I know there have been more than one female wimbledon finalist that never did reach that kind of level again - thus thwarting any predictions of upcoming greatness. But I would be surprised if Kvitova ends up being a flash in the pan. She just was too good - too solid, and it appears she is an upcoming force to reackon with in women's tennis. Why did NBC take John McEnroe off the women's final though? Whether you like him or not, his insight into tennis is deep and he is by far the most interesting tennis commentator that is on TV. The women's final broadcast lost something with his absence.

In the men's match, for the most part, Nadal just wasn't in the match. Djokovic did have a let down in the third set, and Nadal did take advantage of it. But Nadal made errors that he usually doesn't make, and faltered at key times. He simply was beaten, and soundly. It happens.

Nadal will have to learn to concentrate harder if he is going to compete with Djokovic. Both players showed amazing ability to return very difficult first services by their opponents. Both players served well. There were some amazing ralleys, and incredible shots, as you would expect from a Wimbledon final featuring the one and two ranked men in the world. But in the end, Djokovic was superior, and Nadal has to settle for being number 2 - for the time being. We'll see if it continues.